::::NBA:::: 2016-2017-2018 Season

They're Both Tooooooo BALL DOMINANT for this to Work...

Neither of Them are Near as Effective Off Ball...






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Oh I definitely agree, but they're both too talented for the team not be successful in the REGULAR SEASON.

In the playoffs, they'll be exposed.

BOTH have a history of disappearing when it matters most.

 

Hey Neil, is Harden STILL a point guard now?

 

no. paul is one of the best point guards ever. we will see how these two gel, it could work.

they both dominate the ball, but both can spot up and hit open shots so they could play well off each other theoretically. especially in d'antoni's system

 

you ever seen houston play? they usually shoot the ball before the shot clock hits 20

 

No, but if he still thinks he is, he is going to butt heads with Paul (who WILL call him out on his shit). We will see plenty of highlights in the upcoming season of Paul jawing at the sometimes apathetic Harden.

As much as I hate the Rockets, this is a great pickup for them. I do like Beverly quite a bit, so they lose a bit of toughness with him going in this trade. I think he would have made a nice compliment to Paul defensively.

.......and I still think you have it wrong as far as Paul choking in the playoffs. His stats don't bare that out, though he did have plenty of team-mates in L.A. that disappeared or always seemed constantly injured come crunch time.

 

One of the worst places he could have gone. I don't see how he's a fit there at all.

 

He should have gone to the Spurs. Him and Kawhi would have been the perfect duo.

 

That, I agree with. I think he can make Harden a more efficient player and certainly help cut down on his turnovers.

Whether that becomes the big difference maker, I don't know.

If he did go to the Spurs though, it likely would have cost them Aldridge, and they would have had to find a cheap replacement for him.

 

It would have cost the spurs parker and gasol

And paul would have made aldridge much better

 

If that's the case I agree. I heard the Spurs have been shopping Aldridge and assumed he would have been included in a deal for Chris Paul.

 

Move a guy to point guard. He becomes an MVP candidate. Bring in a ball dominant point guard.

Clueless move. Happy to be proven wrong here but this looks like a one year experiment to me.

 

Harden was a shit point guard. I don't care how many assists he got credit for or how many MVP votes he got because of it.

 

I don't disagree but they played finals and he almost got the MVP. PG is not what Houston needed. Would have been better trying to get Griffin.

 

No, Griffin is shit AND injury prone. If he can't succeed with Paul at the point, he's certainly not going to with Harden at the point. Paul is a good pick-up for Houston if everybody involved stays healthy.

Chris Paul certainly fits the Rockets M.O. of whining to the refs non-stop (more-so then any other normal NBA team), so that's going to continue to be as infuriating as ever. He at least does it with passion and effort though. He doesn't drive the lane and then throw the ball 5 rows into the crowd without getting touched hoping to get a call, like his new running mate. Harden pulls that shit and Paul will kick him in the ass right in front of everybody.

 

Rumor has it that Blake re-signing with the Clips was contingent upon Paul NOT coming back.

So, I guess that bromance was dead. Difference is, unlike KD/Westbrook, who actually were cool with eachother, I don't think Paul and Griffin were ever close.

Even if Blake re-signs, the Clips aren't going anywhere. Not only is Griffin not good enough to carry a franchise, tbh, Blake is on the decline.

The guy peaked in 2014, and has never been as good since.

 

Chris Paul is a diva just like Harden.

I dunno why the guy gets so many passes for being a whining diva loser.

Ultimately, I dunno if Paul/Harden will work because both have HUGE egos and are arrogant.

CP3/Kawhi would have worked better because not only is Leonard not ball dominant like Harden, he's also not a dipshit.

 

He's an efficient whining diva loser who doesn't turn the ball over and plays defense.

Harden is going to have to let Paul do his thing and concentrate on moving without the ball. If he starts bringing the ball up the court and turning it over on a regular basis, while Chris Paul is also on the floor, the shit is going to hit the fan.

Blake is soft as fuck. That's why he didn't want to play with Paul anymore. I talk a lot of shit about Harden, but dude had been pretty durable so far, while logging big minutes.

 

Chris Paul's Better @ Pull Up Jumpers than Catching and Shooting...





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w/All That Being Said, What Makes ANYBODY Think Harden's Going to Respond to Paul???...

As Nobes Said, Harden's "Apathetic" @ Times, and Paul's Scrappy, Hard Nosed, Rah-Rah Approach Certainly Isn't a Natural MESH...This is Harden's Team, but Paul's a Natural Born Leader and he'll Speak Up @ Some Point...

Conflict Will Undoubtedly Ensue...





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Difference is, there's an HONESTY to Paul's Game, a Certain Level of Basketball INTEGRITY he Possesses, that Escapes Harden...

He's Got an EGO Like Everybody Else, But You've Never Gotten the Sense Paul CHEATED the Game in Terms of Effort...



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CPFail will continue to avoid any blame.

If the Rockets fail, 100% of the blame will go to Harden.

 

No but CP alienates his teammates in a way only Kobe could envy. Did you hear Big Baby Davis talk about Chris? Davis said he hated playing with Paul but that he would run through a wall for Rondo. It looks true too, Paul is always yelling at his teammates and everyone on his team seems to hate playing with him.

 

In other news Sacramento isn't planning to pick up Ben McClemore's option. Watch this guy go to the Spurs and become the deadeye shooter everyone thought he would.

 

McClemore's never amounting to shit, regardless of what team he's on.

He's a bum.

 

i liked mcLemore coming out of kansas. its hard to say if he will develop a jump shot or not. there is no indication so far that he will, but if he gets into a real system/franchise it wouldnt shock me. kid is a bigtime athlete.

 

Here's a couple funny wrinkles with the super max I don't think the media has mentioned. It was supposed to keep players from moving and forming super teams. So far that hasn't worked at all as it appears teams do not want to pay it unless it's going to a super duper star. I think Chicago didn't want to pay Butler, Sac didn't want to pay Cousins and maybe LA didn't want to pay Paul 200 million dollars. It was different reasons for all three players but those teams all felt those contracts would hamstring their team and the players weren't worth it. So in a way it's now the owners who are creating super teams or at least teams with more than one star which further prevents true parity.

I think if LA dumped CP it was because they weren't going to pay him that much and Griffin certainly isn't getting the super max from them with his injury history. So if Blake leaves they may as well move the team to Seattle if the LA stadium hasn't been paid for because nobody in LA would go to a Clippers game with no stars on it.

 

Breaking news: Sam Hinkie signed by the Knicks in a 6 year 900 million dollar deal.